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The 2016 Dodge Challenger is instantly recognizable and one of the most distinctive new cars at any price. With thoroughly modern underpinnings, the Challenger manages to maintain legitimate V8 muscle-car credibility while meeting modern expectations for ride comfort, handling and safety. Among coupes, the Challenger is surprisingly practical; it seats five people and Dodge says that it has best-in-class rear headroom and legroom; it also boasts best in class in trunk space. For the truly power hungry, the SRT Hellcat boasts an incredible 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet, with 0-60 mph coming in under 4 seconds, with a top speed close to 200 mph.

What's New For 2016

The Dodge Challenger is mostly unchanged for 2016 with several notable exceptions. A new Blacktop Package is being offered on SXT and R/T models. It features 20-inch gloss black wheels, a backup camera, fog lamps and satin black interior and exterior accents. Also new for 2016 is the return of Dodge's classic "Plum Crazy" paint color.

Warranty

Basic Warranty: 3 Years / 36,000 Miles

Drivetrain Warranty: 5 Years / 60,000 Miles

Roadside Assistance: 5 Years / 100,000 Miles

A vehicle's warranty can significant impact your maintenance costs after you drive off the dealer's lot, and it's important to understand the different parts. Typically, a new car warranty includes a Basic warranty, which covers everything except the wear items such as brakes and tires; and a Drivetrain warranty, that covers all the parts that make the car move, such as the engine and transmission

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Introduction

Big and heavy, the 2016 Dodge Challenger offers more touring comfort than other muscle cars. The Challenger is a two-door coupe, but it’s a bigger car than the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. A diversity of models and a variety of engines lets owners choose a comfortable daily driver, a dragstrip battler, an outrageous Hellcat, or a colorful reminder of the past.

Exterior design follows patterns from the classic original Challenger, launched back in 1971. Challenger has always been known as the largest, most blocky-looking American muscle car, intensifying its road presence. Revived for 2008, the modern version is more touring coupe than raucous plaything: vigorous but comfortable, delivering a surprisingly supple ride.

Following a freshening for 2015, the new Blacktop Appearance group is available for the 2016 Challenger, with black accents and available Plum Crazy paint. The Hellcat gains Laguna leather.

A 305-horsepower 3.6-liter V6 comes in the Challenger SXT. The 5.7-liter Hemi V8, standard in R/T, is rated at 375 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque. Next up, in the SRT 392 and R/T Scat Pack, is a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 that produces 485 horsepower and 475 pound-feet. Top dog is the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 in the SRT Hellcat, whipping up 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet.

All four engines mate with an 8-speed automatic transmission, with paddle shifters and Sport Mode. A 6-speed manual gearbox remains available for V8 models. Like all three competitors, the Challenger has a rear-wheel-drive layout with independent rear suspension. Suspension tuning varies according to model. The 2016 Challenger SXT is a little firmer than the 2015 version.

Despite its size and retro look, getting into the back seat is awkward, and visibility is poor. Fuel consumption wins no prizes, either.

Safety ratings score well. The National Highway Traffic Highway Safety Administration gives a five-star rating overall, with a five-star rating for side impacts and four stars for frontal impacts.

Lineup

The 2016 Dodge Challenger comes in 10 trim levels. (Prices are MSRP and do not include destination charge.)

Safety features include seat-mounted side pelvic-thorax airbags and front knee airbags. Adaptive cruise control is available, as well as blind-spot monitoring, forward collision warning, rear cross path detection, and a rearview camera.

Walkaround

Bold and brawny, the Challenger might even be branded beautiful, depending on whose eyes are doing the gazing. The basic body shape has a long nose, flat decklid, and thick roof pillars inspired by the 1970s versions. Big and wide, Challenger is more connected to its automotive ancestors than Mustang or Camaro.

A split grille sits within a slim front opening, with projector headlamps circled by LED halos. The functional â€œpower bulgeâ€ hood may be fitted with various scoops. LED taillamps have a glossy black surround.

Interior

The spacious front seats feel like they belong in a luxury car: soft yet supportive, though thinner occupants might lack side support. The driver faces a modern dashboard, filled with soft-touch surfaces and a contemporary instrument cluster, with a simple interface.

Of the three retro American muscle coupes, the Challenger is the only coupe to seat five. Squeezing into the back seat demands some acrobatics, due in part to the tapering roofline, and only two adults will actually be comfortable. A third party won’t appreciate the protruding center hump.

At 16.2 cubic feet, the space in the trunk is larger than those of some midsize sedans.

Driving Impressions

The Dodge Challenger is quick when traveling in a straight line. The Challenger can cope with a curvy road course and is fun to drive on a racing circuit, though it will get left behind by a comparable Camaro or Mustang. Still, in any form, the Challenger handles well enough to feel secure. Nimble it is not, but a Challenger should please anyone who craves this particular brand of American performance.

Ride comfort is a bonus with any Challenger. Even the aggressive SRT Hellcat is surprisingly comfortable, only somewhat firmer than lower-level models. Though the cabin is quiet, some engine noise seeps through when accelerating hard with the V6, or anytime other than gentle low-rev cruising with a V8 model.

The Challenger is quite easy to drive, even the Hellcat, considering how much power lurks beneath the hood. Beware of the secondary motions in the Hellcat, however. Pushing the Hellcat on a curvy road demands careful judgment. Challenger R/T and SXT models suffer nosedive during hard braking.

We’ve not been pleased with the electric power steering used on all but Hellcat models. Especially with a V8, it lacks feedback, which can require many small adjustments over choppy pavement.

Dodge’s V6 that comes with the Challenger SXT offers enough start-off vigor to feel like a muscle car, plus plenty of high-revving passing power. The V8-powered Challenger R/T is stronger, especially while passing, but it falls short of Camaro and Mustang. Upper models feel considerably quicker, and also provide greater stopping power, courtesy of Brembo brakes.

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